Let us be clear.
NOWHERE in the constitution does it forbid the congress from ceding territory of the United States. A corrupt, and dishonest court, such as the one we have now, could warp an interpretation of Amendment 9 to state that since it isn't mentioned, a state has the right to Secede.
Technically, this is actually correct. The south was well within its right to leave. Then we fought this thing called the Civil War; but make no mistake, this was justified because of the Confederacy's attack on Ft. Sumpter.
But it is not without precident for a Republic to simply EXPEL a member state when it is deemed a threat to the union. What the congress cannot do is split a state. What we need to do is split the country geographically between the third of trump supporters and the two thirds of us who aren't Fascists. Yes, I get that some of this is a fluid thing, but I think a parting of ways is WAY better than a civil war. Before we even TRY for the Article 5 convention we need; let's just PART WAYS with the conservatives before we even try to reconcile with the Progressives and the moderates.
The simple act of congress; the National Excision act would only require a majority of both the House and the Senate and the signature of the president. It could allow a state to divide itself up, by state wide referrendum (yes, a corrupt court could say it has to be a legislature, but the 14th amendment can override that) and basically allowthe majority of a state in cities to remain in the United States while effectively EXPELLING rural territory that does not reflect the values of the American Republic due to TREASON and collusion with a foreign power.
You COULD try bribing corrupt Red State legisulators to accept Federal division of the state by offering to take the debt of those states. But really, state wide referrendums TO ME meet the criteria preventing the Federal Government from dividing a state.
Monday, July 30, 2018
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
The Patriotic Case for an Article 5 convention to Save America
"We have nothing to fear, but Fear itself," - FDR
Article 5, in the constitution, was written by wise men who wrote a document that was written to fix a broken, totally non functional government that the rest of the world laughed at because it was a pile of shit. That government was called "The Articles of Confederation" and it could not do anything. With the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland prior to 1850, no confederation in the history of mankind has done jack or shit; not the American South, not the Athenian League, not the EU; confederations DO. NOT. WORK.
The Founding Fathers knew this. And they realized that we would likely fuck things up eventually. Hell, Jefferson felt that we should have a new constitution every 20 years. And we should but instead Jefferson did his job too well and we have a constitution that won't go away even if it needs to.
In THIS post, I'm not arguing about the constitution itself but the simple understanding that a house divided cannot stand. We have two realities, and a recent conversation with an inhabitant of that reality made me remember; no one views themselves as a mustache twirling villain. The nazis, to themselves, were holy warriors fighting for racial purity. The romans enslaved but brought roads and civilization. The british brought order and tea and democracy. America brings McDonalds.
To a Trump supporter; these are not concentration camps for kids but Freedom Cages for the kids of criminals. To a Trump supporter, they aren't traitors collaborating with Russia but Good Citizens who have a good ally and friend in Uncle Putin (and they aren't even working with him anyway). To a Trump supporter, Trump may be crass and anti woman, but at least he doesn't murder babies.
They don't view themselves as monsters. They view themselves as good guys and us as badguys who hate America, hate them, hate kids, hate babies, hate dogs, hate ourselves, hate the truth, hate kittens. WE, the inhabitants of reality, are the real villains and are cartoon characters in their minds; frightened children who need the Gubbamint to solve our problems and are; effectively, zombies in the servants of Soros and the Clintons. Why do you think these people obsesses about the zombie apocalypse? That isn't real zombies they are preparing for but the day when their Leader says it is OK to go out and mow down the evil; rather, "the evil is mowing us down, defend yourselves with extreme prejudice and their kids too just in case." Seriously, these people look at the Republic of Gillean and nod, "We have to do it for God."
You can't reason with that. You can't appease it. You can't even legislate your way around it. It is never, EVER, going to get better and you can't educate around it because their reality filters will listen to what you say and put you in the "Not Human" box and move on.
So, its either civil war or....
An article 5 convention.
We can agree to split ways; let them have their little reality where they put kids in cages and make women use wire coat hangers in alleys and keep black men from marrying white women and gay marriage is illegal. We can do that, and keep ourselves and our cities safe.
You can argue that its horrible to let them do these things but are you prepared to sling a rifle on your back and walk through radioactive mud and live off MRE's for 10 years to make it happen? I bet you are not. I'm sorry but you just aren't.
So if we aren't REALLY wanting to fight the 2nd Civil War; and we don't want the Republic of Gillead, we have to give these people their pound of flesh. We have to let them raise their taxes for the rich and let corporations rule them. We have to let them let their sick racist fantasies become real and separate the country between Red and Blue america and the only real way to do it (without war) is an Article 5 convention.
You can put your fingers in your ears and keep saying "lalalalalalalala" or you can try and find a way besides war. A real soldier avoids war at all costs. Anyone with a shred of wisdom listens to the horrors of others; while I may be no soldier, I listen to them. War is horrible; war is awful and war is what we are going to get if we don't split the country.
But do what you want.
Article 5, in the constitution, was written by wise men who wrote a document that was written to fix a broken, totally non functional government that the rest of the world laughed at because it was a pile of shit. That government was called "The Articles of Confederation" and it could not do anything. With the POSSIBLE exception of Switzerland prior to 1850, no confederation in the history of mankind has done jack or shit; not the American South, not the Athenian League, not the EU; confederations DO. NOT. WORK.
The Founding Fathers knew this. And they realized that we would likely fuck things up eventually. Hell, Jefferson felt that we should have a new constitution every 20 years. And we should but instead Jefferson did his job too well and we have a constitution that won't go away even if it needs to.
In THIS post, I'm not arguing about the constitution itself but the simple understanding that a house divided cannot stand. We have two realities, and a recent conversation with an inhabitant of that reality made me remember; no one views themselves as a mustache twirling villain. The nazis, to themselves, were holy warriors fighting for racial purity. The romans enslaved but brought roads and civilization. The british brought order and tea and democracy. America brings McDonalds.
To a Trump supporter; these are not concentration camps for kids but Freedom Cages for the kids of criminals. To a Trump supporter, they aren't traitors collaborating with Russia but Good Citizens who have a good ally and friend in Uncle Putin (and they aren't even working with him anyway). To a Trump supporter, Trump may be crass and anti woman, but at least he doesn't murder babies.
They don't view themselves as monsters. They view themselves as good guys and us as badguys who hate America, hate them, hate kids, hate babies, hate dogs, hate ourselves, hate the truth, hate kittens. WE, the inhabitants of reality, are the real villains and are cartoon characters in their minds; frightened children who need the Gubbamint to solve our problems and are; effectively, zombies in the servants of Soros and the Clintons. Why do you think these people obsesses about the zombie apocalypse? That isn't real zombies they are preparing for but the day when their Leader says it is OK to go out and mow down the evil; rather, "the evil is mowing us down, defend yourselves with extreme prejudice and their kids too just in case." Seriously, these people look at the Republic of Gillean and nod, "We have to do it for God."
You can't reason with that. You can't appease it. You can't even legislate your way around it. It is never, EVER, going to get better and you can't educate around it because their reality filters will listen to what you say and put you in the "Not Human" box and move on.
So, its either civil war or....
An article 5 convention.
We can agree to split ways; let them have their little reality where they put kids in cages and make women use wire coat hangers in alleys and keep black men from marrying white women and gay marriage is illegal. We can do that, and keep ourselves and our cities safe.
You can argue that its horrible to let them do these things but are you prepared to sling a rifle on your back and walk through radioactive mud and live off MRE's for 10 years to make it happen? I bet you are not. I'm sorry but you just aren't.
So if we aren't REALLY wanting to fight the 2nd Civil War; and we don't want the Republic of Gillead, we have to give these people their pound of flesh. We have to let them raise their taxes for the rich and let corporations rule them. We have to let them let their sick racist fantasies become real and separate the country between Red and Blue america and the only real way to do it (without war) is an Article 5 convention.
You can put your fingers in your ears and keep saying "lalalalalalalala" or you can try and find a way besides war. A real soldier avoids war at all costs. Anyone with a shred of wisdom listens to the horrors of others; while I may be no soldier, I listen to them. War is horrible; war is awful and war is what we are going to get if we don't split the country.
But do what you want.
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